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Description of Washington Monument The Washington Monument is a obelisk located in Washington D. C. It is dedicated to the United States’ first president, George Washington. It was designed by Robert Mills, who was an architect.
Washington Monument Dimensions The Washington monument is 555 feet tall. The width of the monument’s base is 55 feet. the base walls are 15 feet thick.
History of the Washington Monument The Washington Monument was created to honor the United States of America’s first president (President Washington). The monument itself is based off of Egyptian obelisks, which are monuments for important people to memorialize their life by writing hieroglyphs that tell the story of that person's life. The Washington Monument does not have writing on it, but it still honors and memorializes George Washington.
Mathematics of the Washington Monument The Washington Monument is an obelisk. It follows the ratio of 10: 1 which means for every 10 feet of height there is 1 foot of base. It has two lines of symmetry. It can be divided in half vertically and in half horizontally.
U. S. Capitol Building The US Capitol Building is the home to US Congress. It is located on Capitol Hill in Washington D. C. . It is where the legislative branch of our government is located. The building is on approximately 274 acres.
U. S. CAPITOL BUILDING DIMENSIONS The distance from north to south, is 751 feet 4 inches its greatest width is 350 feet. It's total height is 288. The Great Rotunda is a circular room in the center of the building beneath the dome. It is 96 feet in diameter and rises 180 feet from the floor to the canopy, with a volume of approximately 1. 3 million cubic feet.
History of the United States Capitol Building This building is where the U. S. Congress and where the legislative branch is located. The US capitol building was built September 18, 1793. There are many famous historical works of art in the Capitol Building. It was designed by 11 different architects.
● ● ● Math of the U. S. Capitol Building It is 555 ft tall and 751 feet 4 inches long; its greatest width is 350 feet. Its height above the base line on the east front to the top of the Statue of Freedom is 288 feet. It covers over 1. 5 million square feet and over 660 rooms The US Capitol building covers about 4 acres or 175, 170 square feet It has 5 levels The Rotunda of the US capitol building is 96 ft in diameter and is 180 ft 3 inches at the top
Other Landmarks in the United States that have Mathematical Connections St. Louis Gateway Arch located in St. Louis, MO The Sunsphere located in Knoxville, Tennessee
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